"What do we do now?" I asked.
Solitary Grave thought for a moment and said, "Soul Battle Robes wiped out. We can't get through at all. The mobs in the middle are too high level and too powerful. It's not something we can handle."
Bing Cha gritted his teeth. "Damn it, are we just going to watch that guy kill the boss of the fifth floor?"
Solitary Grave waved his hand. "Don't be impulsive. There's a price to be paid for acting rashly. This guy reached the fifth floor without killing any mobs. I don't know how he did it, but he already has a head start on us. If we fight him head-on, we'll suffer greatly. These idiots from Soul Battle Robes are a living example."
Hellfire asked, "Then what do we do?"
Solitary Grave was silent for a few seconds before saying in a low voice, "We'll clear the way. The boss of the fifth floor is already Legendary. I don't believe this guy has the ability to kill the boss of the sixth floor. Hmph!"
… …
"It's him!
He's here again! "
Ling Xue pointed. As expected, the black-armored warrior appeared again and clashed with the fifth floor's low HP boss.
I growled, "You guys stay here, I'll go!
We can't let him do whatever he wants! "
"Be careful!" Ling Xue said.
I activated Blitz Gale. Feathers flew around me as my speed increased explosively.
I slid ten yards forward, just like Sun Wukong's Somersault Cloud. Before the surrounding corpses could react, I had already passed through them. As a result, when Lightning Storm ended, I was already at the entrance of the sixth floor. At this time, I finally saw who this person was — —
She wore a set of shiny black armor, had beautiful black eyes, and a head full of long hair. Her perky twin peaks were clearly visible under the armor, and she held a thick and hard dragon spear in her hand.
The French Dragon Knight — Brave Heart!
… …
"It's you!?" I shouted angrily.
Brave Heart glared at me and growled, "It's you!
Hmph, you killed me twice in one day. This time, I'll make you pay in full! "
I glanced over. The boss of the fifth floor was a purple-robed general. Right now, she was low on health and could die at any moment. I definitely couldn't give this experience to her!
Thus, I raised my hand and used Dragon Bind!
"Hong!"
The Dragon Knight roared. Unfortunately, before it could bind her, the Dragon Knight had already activated a black invincibility skill. She charged forward, her Dragon Spear whistling through the air!
"Bang!"
The moment my right shoulder was hit, I took advantage of the momentum to turn around and slashed my opponent's chest armor!
"Puchi!"
A line of blood was left on his snow-white skin. Brave Heart frowned in pain, but his HP did not decrease. The invincibility skill had taken effect.
"Hmph, I'm only so-so without my dragon mount!" I looked at the 20k + HP I had lost and smiled.
Brave Heart's face was filled with anger. Suddenly, she launched another attack. Her spear drew an arc in the air, and I slid to the side to avoid it. However, I saw the corner of her lips curl up slightly!
"Not good, I've been tricked!"
I was secretly shocked. She had already used her skill. A ball of dark red flames exploded beside me. I couldn't dodge it, and the flames burned my Oracle War Armor.
“9044！”
“9044！”
“9044！”
… …
A few damage numbers popped up. Although each damage wasn't much, when added together, it was quite terrifying.
I gritted my teeth and used Holy Heal to recover 35% of my health. Then, I attacked again. My sword continuously cut down the opponent's Dark Shield. It wasn't a futile attack. I realized that this skill of hers was durable. Once it was used up, the invincibility effect would disappear.
"Hmph!"
Brave Heart was quite disdainful. She stabbed her Dragon Spear again.
Just as she was about to land the hit, a light blue screen suddenly appeared. "Bang!" The Dragon Spear was knocked away. My Domain Shield had already appeared.
I swung my sword again. Finally, the Dark Shield shattered and disappeared.
Here's my chance!
I had already ordered Ling Er to kill the boss. As long as I could stall for 30 seconds and Brave Heart couldn't touch the boss, the boss's experience would be mine!
Unfortunately, she seemed to have seen through my thoughts. Every ten seconds or so, she would throw a Black Dragon Wave at the boss. She always had the upper hand in the experience.
I was very anxious. This wasn't a solution!
"Crack!"
My sword flashed, and Brave Heart let out a low cry. Her HP had dropped to about a third.
I chased after her. As long as I used Flick, I could kill this woman.
Unfortunately, Ling Er couldn't hold on anymore. A Level 255 legendary boss wasn't easy to deal with. No one would be able to take it if it kept attacking.
The moment Ling Er flew into the air, Brave Heart quickly dashed to the boss's side. He thrust his spear and shouted, "Die!
Execute! "
"Swhoosh!"
A red light flew up, and the boss immediately fell to the ground. A damage number floated above its head — 370021!
A Execute skill?
It looked like it could be compared to Flick!
Brave Heart couldn't care less. He reached out to grab the three pieces of equipment and retreated. When I used Dragon Bind, she had already taken a few steps back and disappeared from the stairs leading to the sixth floor.
Fuck, she wants to leave after taking the experience and equipment?
My heart was burning with anger. I had never felt such a sense of defeat before. I couldn't even gain the slightest bit of advantage from this woman. How could this be?!
I quickly followed her and stepped onto the sixth floor!
"Wuwuwu …"
The surroundings were filled with wind chimes, and they almost formed a circle around the entrance to the sixth floor. Brave Heart suddenly raised his spear and disappeared into thin air. When he reappeared, he was already 40 yards away!
I turned pale with fright. A blink skill?
How could a heavy armor player have a skill like that?
I finally understood why this woman could come and go as she pleased in this terrifying General's Tomb. A warrior with super high Defense and HP, and the ability to blink, could obviously go to any leveling ground!
The surrounding corpses surrounded me, but I couldn't blink. I couldn't break out of the encirclement at all.
Brave Heart was not far away. He stuck his tongue out at me and chuckled. He seemed to be very pleased with himself. His previous cold demeanor had been tossed beyond the clouds.
"Just you wait!" I said angrily.
"Just you wait, I'll be back!" Brave Heart withdrew his smile and said coldly.
My HP rapidly dropped, and I had no choice but to retreat to the fifth floor.
In the party channel, Ling Xue asked, "How did it go?"
"I didn't win …" I said dejectedly.
Bing Cha chuckled. "Good, we finally defeated our little invincible. Well, victory and defeat are common in battles. Young hero, please try again …"
I was very depressed. Winning or losing didn't really matter. The most important thing was that the boss' experience and equipment had been stolen by this French girl. That was the most annoying part.
Ling Yue said, "Let's continue grinding. Let's clear the fifth floor first. The mobs here give us a lot of experience, and we can't waste it. Scholar, think of a way to get to the sixth floor. We can't let the boss of the sixth floor be stolen."
"Yes, I understand!"
Fleeting Time and Snow Moon's group began grinding. I waited for Ling Er to recover her HP before I returned to the sixth floor. This time, Ling Er flew up and lured the mobs away. I didn't reveal myself and just used Shadowmeld. If Brave Heart was fighting the mobs, I would kill the boss and take care of her as well.
Whoosh!
Ling Er flapped her wings and rose into the air. Dozens of mobs immediately followed after her. I carefully crept forward in Stealth.
Not long after, I found Brave Heart. She was fighting an orange-robed general boss. I didn't act rashly. I returned Ling Er to my pet space and watched quietly from the side.
Brave Heart's battle strategy was very clear. She used a rhomboid movement tactic. She walked in a six-point zigzag line and used a couple of skills. One of them was a binding skill similar to Dragon Bind, but it was much weaker and only lasted about 5 seconds. The other was a stun skill. Brave Heart's control was very fast and accurate. She used the impact of the zigzag line to hit the boss with the tip of her spear. If she was stunned, she would hit the boss a few more times. If she wasn't, she would continue moving forward.
It was obvious that this tactic was similar to the one I used to kill the Ghost General. However, this woman had a much easier time. She had a binding skill and a decent stun effect on her spear.
… …
However, things in this world were always bumpy. As the boss of the sixth floor of the General's Tomb, the Orange-Clothed General was extremely valiant. With a single swing of his sword, he could deal as much as 40,000 damage to Brave Heart's HP. Without his dragon mount, Brave Heart's total HP was around 150,000. In just a few hits, his HP was drained.
Moreover, the higher the rank of the boss, the more agile it was. After a few failed stun attempts, Brave Heart only had a small amount of HP left.
I smiled and walked toward her from the shadows. The opportunity had come. It was time to finish her off.
"Uuuu … why can't I beat him?"
Brave Heart retreated far away after she stunned the boss. She stood there and healed him, feeling wronged. She pouted and said, "His positioning and timing are correct. Why can't I win? Is it because I PKed him just now? Is it because he can't calm down?"
I snickered. Never mind, I won't ambush him for now. I'll wait for her to whittle away most of the boss's HP.
Brave Heart wasn't as powerful as I thought. She had a hard time recovering her HP, and I didn't know how many HP potions she had brought with her. Moreover, one of her healing skills was slow, and the healing speed couldn't be compared to my Reversal.
About five minutes later, her HP finally returned to full. Brave Heart came back.
Clang clang clang!
After being hit three times by the boss, she ran to a corner with low HP again. She took out a small hoe and started digging at a rock in the corner!
I was curious. What is she doing?
A few seconds later, I came to a realization. Her subclass was a Miner, and Spirit of Grief's system had a lot of settings to protect production classes. For example, a Miner could greatly reduce the aggro of monsters while mining, and Braveheart was taking advantage of this!
"What a smart girl!" I praised in my heart.
However, no matter how smart she was, she couldn't beat this boss. I clearly felt that her movements were a little slow in the battle just now. Although it looked like water in the eyes of a normal player, in my opinion, there was still room for improvement. Especially when she used the boss's inertia to turn around and attack. Every time she attacked, her body would pause for about 0.1 to 0.2 seconds. It didn't seem like much, but it was actually very fatal.
In the end, Brave Heart bit her lips and decided to give up. She whispered, "Forget it, I won't kill him. I got four Immortal-grade equipment anyway. I've earned enough this time."
Suddenly, she rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "No, I still have a grudge to take!
I can't let that brat go so easily. Hmph hmph, I'll go back and kill him, then return to the city! "
I was secretly shocked, this little brat still couldn't forget me?
Forget it, she wouldn't be able to find me even if she went down. It's not a bad idea for me to take out this boss that still has 80% HP!
Therefore, I said in the party channel, "Ling Xue, Bing Cha, be careful. This woman went down again just now. Protect everyone."
With the Thunder Swordsman and Ice Swordsman present, Brave Heart had no chance at all if she tried to attack. After all, without her dragon, Ling Xue and Bing Cha might be her match.
Ling Xue said, "Understood. What about you?"
"I'll go down after I kill this boss!
You guys should also notify Uncle Solitary Grave and the others. Don't get tricked. "
"Mn."
I closed the chat channel. Brave Heart had already left, disappearing at the entrance of the sixth floor to the fifth floor. I summoned Ling 'er again. Ling' er's health was already full in the pet space, so she could fight again.
Swhoosh!
An arrow shone brightly in the sky above the sixth floor, illuminating everything. Even if Brave Heart used Invisibility, I would still be able to catch him.
After I stunned the boss with a Stun Arrow, I rushed forward and slashed at it. When the boss woke up, I used Brave Heart's diamond-shaped movement tactic and used the boss's movement speed to turn around and slash at it. The Orange Clothed General was humiliated by two experts one after another, so it must have been angry and chased after me.
However, my reaction speed was even faster than Brave Heart's. Every time I stopped moving, there was almost no gap between me and the boss. As if I had eyes behind me, I turned around and swung my sword at the boss without even looking. Moreover, I had Dragon Bind and Faerie Dragon Trap, so it was even easier for me to kill the boss with half the effort.
When the Dragon Bind Spell or the Spirit Dragon Trap hit, Ling'er would attack together with them. Otherwise, Ling'er would stand far away. Otherwise, the rhythm would be disrupted because of her participation. Sometimes, the true soul of a battle strategy was the rhythm. Once the rhythm was disrupted, it would not be far from failure.
After roughly thirty minutes, the orange-robed general was on the verge of death. He was the number one general under Emperor Cassius, the Wings of the Blue Heavens. He probably wasn't willing to accept that I had used such a method on him. Actually, the main reason was because of this map.
Mounts were not allowed in the General's Tomb, and this Orange Clothed General did not have a mount. His movement speed was greatly affected, so he used the diamond-shaped movement tactic. Otherwise, the boss with fast movement speed would not have given me such a chance. I would have long since sent him back to the city to reflect.
At this moment, Iced Tea's exclamation came from the team. "Not good!"